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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (ebumms Edit)
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Original Release Date:
1999
Original Running Time:
136
Fanedit Release Date:
Fanedit Running Time:
132
Time Cut:
4
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Brief Synopsis:
This fan edit is for those of us who have convinced ourselves that we love Episode I almost exactly as it is but would prefer just a little less Jar Jar. He's been toned down just enough to possibly be likable.
Intention:
I want the viewer to feel like they watched the same movie only this time finding it to be a little easier to love.
Release Information:
Digital
Special Features
1080p/5.1
Editing Details:
This edit started out as a mission to completely remove Jar Jar Binks and all other cringeworthy moments. In the process I discovered fanedit.org and was amazed at many of the brilliant edits and even began to incorporate some of their ideas into mine. Once I had it whittled down to about an hour and 30 minutes I started to miss certain scenes and lines that lent more to enriching the story than I had originally thought. I began to put back edit after edit until I decided that I want my fan edit to be as minimal as possible...only the worst offenders would be cut. There are many cringeworthy bits I decided to keep in, all of the stiff dialogue, child acting and midichlorians are still there, because, like it or not, they are Episode I to me.
Cuts and Additions:
MUTED Battle Droid: "uh oh"
MUTED Jar Jar yell during dive
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Yousa follow me now okeyday."
REMOVED Capt. Tarpals: "Yousa in big doo doo this time."
REMOVED Jar Jar getting zapped
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Count me out...Whata mesa saying?"
REPLACED Jar Jar: "Dis is nutsen..." with "Where wesa goin?"
REMOVED entire second half of underwater sequence
REMOVED Battle Droid: "Where are you taking them...doesn't compute."
MUTED/CROPPED Jar Jar: "Dissen very, very bad. Ooh! Icky, icky goo."
REMOVED Jar Jar sticking out tongue
TRIMMED Jar Jar chasing pit droid
TRIMMED Jar Jar juggling junk
REMOVED Jar Jar spinning in doorway
REMOVED Jar Jar: "No again" through Qui-Gon: "That's our problem."
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Mesa hatin' crunchin'." through Qui-Gon: "heading into trouble."
TRIMMED pause between Anakin: "very" and "dangerous"
MUTED Jar Jar gulp
REMOVED Jar Jar head shake after Qui-Gon grabs his tongue
REMOVED extended pod race introductions
REMOVED fart and Jar Jar reaction
MUTED Sebulba: "Uh oh"
MUTED Announcer noise after "Jabba the Hutt"
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Oh this is gonna be messy. Me no watchin'."
MUTED Kitster: "Yay! Yippee!"
REPLACED Announcer dance and duplicate crowd shot with deleted crowd shots
MUTED Anakin: "Yippee!"
REMOVED Jar Jar: "The queen's being grossly nice...pitty hot."
REPLACED Jar Jar: second "Mesa show you!" with first "Mesa show you."
MUTED Jar Jar: "Yippee! Yahoo!"
MUTED Battle Droid: "roger, roger"
REMOVED Jar Jar spinning sling
REMOVED Jar Jar: "dumb droid" and battle droid stuck to foot
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Dis is nutsen."
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Uh oh. Big booboo."
MUTED Jar Jar: "Uh oh."
MUTED Jar Jar yell
REMOVED Jar Jar: "What? Mesa no have a booma!"
MUTED Jar Jar head shake sound
MUTED Anakin: "Oops"
TRIMMED Obi Wan jumping over Darth Maul
MUTED Jar Jar yell during dive
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Yousa follow me now okeyday."
REMOVED Capt. Tarpals: "Yousa in big doo doo this time."
REMOVED Jar Jar getting zapped
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Count me out...Whata mesa saying?"
REPLACED Jar Jar: "Dis is nutsen..." with "Where wesa goin?"
REMOVED entire second half of underwater sequence
REMOVED Battle Droid: "Where are you taking them...doesn't compute."
MUTED/CROPPED Jar Jar: "Dissen very, very bad. Ooh! Icky, icky goo."
REMOVED Jar Jar sticking out tongue
TRIMMED Jar Jar chasing pit droid
TRIMMED Jar Jar juggling junk
REMOVED Jar Jar spinning in doorway
REMOVED Jar Jar: "No again" through Qui-Gon: "That's our problem."
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Mesa hatin' crunchin'." through Qui-Gon: "heading into trouble."
TRIMMED pause between Anakin: "very" and "dangerous"
MUTED Jar Jar gulp
REMOVED Jar Jar head shake after Qui-Gon grabs his tongue
REMOVED extended pod race introductions
REMOVED fart and Jar Jar reaction
MUTED Sebulba: "Uh oh"
MUTED Announcer noise after "Jabba the Hutt"
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Oh this is gonna be messy. Me no watchin'."
MUTED Kitster: "Yay! Yippee!"
REPLACED Announcer dance and duplicate crowd shot with deleted crowd shots
MUTED Anakin: "Yippee!"
REMOVED Jar Jar: "The queen's being grossly nice...pitty hot."
REPLACED Jar Jar: second "Mesa show you!" with first "Mesa show you."
MUTED Jar Jar: "Yippee! Yahoo!"
MUTED Battle Droid: "roger, roger"
REMOVED Jar Jar spinning sling
REMOVED Jar Jar: "dumb droid" and battle droid stuck to foot
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Dis is nutsen."
REMOVED Jar Jar: "Uh oh. Big booboo."
MUTED Jar Jar: "Uh oh."
MUTED Jar Jar yell
REMOVED Jar Jar: "What? Mesa no have a booma!"
MUTED Jar Jar head shake sound
MUTED Anakin: "Oops"
TRIMMED Obi Wan jumping over Darth Maul
User reviews
5 reviews
Overall rating
9.3
Audio/Video Quality
9.8(5)
Audio Editing
10.0(5)
Visual Editing
10.0(5)
Narrative
8.4(5)
Enjoyment
8.2(5)
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
The callsign of the edit says it all - made for those of us that either like the movie or want an experience close to the real thing, with just the absolute worst taken away. Ebumms here still employs some original and still unique cuts, that are so clever it's nust no one's thought about them before or since. Really good.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
C
(Updated: February 17, 2022)
Overall rating
8.6
Audio/Video Quality
9.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
7.0
Enjoyment
7.0
If you are a theatrical purist, this is your edit. Ebumms did a great job keeping the film mostly intact with its more revolting moments lightly trimmed. I have many annoyances with the original theatrical cut, but it remains a pretty good kids movie. Also, unlike the majority of fan edits, it keeps [most of] the 'planet core' sequence from near the beginning of the film. I do understand most editors' desire to cut it. The sequence adds a lot of Jar Jar, slows down the pace, and doesn't make sense geographically (among other offenders). However, I always liked it since it feels very 'Star Wars' to see a giant scary monster in the first third of the film, and it 'rhymes' with Episode VI that way. :)
Not my favorite Episode I edit, but well done all the same. If you tolerate The Phantom Menace or just don't mind the film as it is, this may be the spoonful of sugar you need.
Not my favorite Episode I edit, but well done all the same. If you tolerate The Phantom Menace or just don't mind the film as it is, this may be the spoonful of sugar you need.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
M
Overall rating
9.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
9.0
ebumms came very close to creating my ideal version of episode 1 (within the possibilities from what's available). the goals of the edit were achieved magnificently without a single blemish. my only disappointment was not removing the midichlorians, but i was thrilled that the big finale was left almost untouched with only a handful of minor trims as i personally love the way that sequence is put together (especially the music) in spite of some remaining silliness from the usual offenders. currently i would tie this with hal9000's edit as my favorite edits of episode 1 i've yet seen. the perfect edit for anyone wanting episode 1 with just a little less "pee-ewsa" binks!
C
Overall rating
9.2
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
8.0
Enjoyment
8.0
Editing was smooth and a great watch you if you already enjoy the film.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
J
Overall rating
8.8
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
7.0
Enjoyment
7.0
My family asked to watch this one after seeing some clips of ebumms' work on YouTube.
The audio work in particular is amazing in this edit. Considering how difficult it is for other editors to separate dialogue from music and sound effects in most movies in general, and considering that Star Wars is notoriously difficult to edit on this point, it's astonishing how seamlessly ebumms removes annoying moments. To take just one example, watch how Jar Jar's noises are removed when he dives into the water. So many of his edits are subtle that I had to look at the cutlist just to find out what was missing. I haven't had to do that since Adywan's ANH, which is quite a compliment.
For me, it's hard to cut too much out of "The Phantom Menace." I edited a version a while back (since lost) that whittled the movie down to 80 minutes without losing anything important (IMO). For a younger family member watching this, though - someone who grew up watching TPM on VHS over and over again, and knows every moment much better than I do - too many cuts actually end up being distracting. He loved this minimalist edit, and he says it's now his go-to version. If you're coming from the same background as him, you'll likely agree. And kudos again to ebumms for his masterful editing!
The audio work in particular is amazing in this edit. Considering how difficult it is for other editors to separate dialogue from music and sound effects in most movies in general, and considering that Star Wars is notoriously difficult to edit on this point, it's astonishing how seamlessly ebumms removes annoying moments. To take just one example, watch how Jar Jar's noises are removed when he dives into the water. So many of his edits are subtle that I had to look at the cutlist just to find out what was missing. I haven't had to do that since Adywan's ANH, which is quite a compliment.
For me, it's hard to cut too much out of "The Phantom Menace." I edited a version a while back (since lost) that whittled the movie down to 80 minutes without losing anything important (IMO). For a younger family member watching this, though - someone who grew up watching TPM on VHS over and over again, and knows every moment much better than I do - too many cuts actually end up being distracting. He loved this minimalist edit, and he says it's now his go-to version. If you're coming from the same background as him, you'll likely agree. And kudos again to ebumms for his masterful editing!
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
T